English class

TEACHER LINA PAULA

2 SESIÓN B1
topics of this lesson:
Temas de la sesión:
• COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS
• COMPLETING A COMPARATIVE
 Lo único
imposible es
aquello que
no intentas
The only impossible thing is
what you don't try
 How was your day?

All the activities you

Positive things did during your day are
Negative things
important to form you
as a person. Now relate
the negative and
positive aspects using
your own vocabulary.
 Comparative and superlative adverbs
With adverbs ending in -ly,
•The teacher you must use more to form
spoke more slowly to the comparative,
help us to and most to form the
understand. superlative.
•Could you sing more
quietly please?
There are some rules to help you make comparisons in
English.
With short adverbs that do not end in -ly comparative and superlative forms
are identical to adjectives: add -er to form the comparative and -est to form
the superlative. If the adverb ends in e, remove it before adding the ending.

Jimworks harder than his brother.

Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran the fastest of all.
There are some rules to help you make comparisons in
English.
Some adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

The little boy ran farther than his friends.

You're driving worse today than yesterday !
He played the best of any player.

To show a difference or to show
that there is only a similarity
between two things, the
comparative form must be used.
An adjective or adverb is made
into the comparative form in
one of two ways. The way that is
used depends on the number of
syllables the adjective or adverb
have:
Comparative
•Most one-syllable adjectives and adverbs take the ending -
er.
•Two-syllable adjectives ending in y form the comparative by
taking the ending -er.
•Other two-syllable adjectives use more + regular form to
make the comparative.
•Most adverbs of two or more syllables must use more +
regular form to make the comparative.
•All three or more syllable adjectives must use more +
regular form to make the comparative.
Examples
Today, book publishing market is as VOCABULARY
unprofitable as landline services. Unprofitable: Poco rentable
Sharp: Agudeza
The head accountant has a mind as sharp Renewable: renovables
as a knife. Profitable: Rentable
Landline: telefonía
Urban agriculture is as sustainable as
renewable energies.

Coca Cola shares are as profitable as

Pepsi’s shares.
Exposición
15 minutes
Student: Hi Lina, I heard that you have been transferred to
the marketing department, is it true?
Lina: Yes, today I start my contract with this company in that
department, I'm very excited
Student: I am very happy for you, I would like to ask you how
you got that position?
Lina: Easy, I updated my resume and took a course in digital
marketing
Student: I should take a course in digital marketing in order to
have a more profitable job.
Lina: Yes, the more courses you take in the field of
technology and communication, the more job opportunities
you will have.
Student: Thanks Lina for your advice, have a good day
Lina: See you later, have a good day too.